Stop P3D v3 launching VR Apps

[VFRHawk 16]

Hey guys,

I know this can be done, I just can't find where I found how before!

I have P3D, FI and a Rift.  When I launch P3D, it launches Oculus Home, and if I kill the OH services, then it loads SteamVR!  I'm sure there was an ini file tweak that allowed me to turn off that behaviour.  Anyone know what it is?

Graham

[HiFlyer 9,358]

This is what I use, and the commands are quite simple.

Copy this into a text file and save it as a .Bat Click it to run

@echo off
echo Preparing to disable Oculus Runtime Services
pause

net stop OVRService

echo Oculus Runtime Stopped, enjoy your non-VR experience
echo When you're ready to re-enable VR
pause

net start OVRService

echo Oculus Runtime Services have been re-enabled
echo Enjoy your Virtual Reality experiences and
pause
 

[ShabbyLeo 3]

Recently I removed the VirtualReality.dll that is found in the main P3D folder and it works a charm. I'm using V4, and I learned this and it no longer fires up the rift. If I want to use vr I just insert the file back were it belongs. I imagine v3 is similar.

[VFRHawk 16]

You're a god amongst men ShabbyLeo!  Knew someone would know how I did it..  :)

As a matter of interest HiFlyer, you can stop and start the services using Oculus Tray Tool which is a sticky in the Oculus general forum if you prefer that method - I find SteamVr still starts up every time if I just switch the OVR service off, but renaming the .dll fixes both..

Thanks both

Graham